What would you do?

dreambig1021

So I'm prepping for my 3rd FET in May. I have 15 frozen embryos 1 of which is a blast that wasn't transferred from a previous cycle. I have a choice to either thaw the first two and if they make it to day 5 transfer those two plus the 1 blast i already have. Or I can thaw all 14 embryos that are not at a blast stage and refreeze any embryos that make it to day 5. The thing is with the first option i lose less embryos because i would be transferring the first 2 that make the thaw and day 5. Or i can just thaw all remaining embryos and pray that what ever remaining embryos make it to day 5 will survive a refreeze. What would you do? I'm just so exhausted, I can't even think. 

cmm012

Hello @Dreambig1021.  I can certainly understand being overwhelmed.  I have not even gone through my first egg retrieval yet.  If I were in your shoes, I would go with the simplest option.  To me, it seems like thawing the two embryos and using the 1 blast would be the simplest option.

chickyclg

Personally I would thaw all the embryos.  Yes they may not all make it to day 5, but with 14 a fair amount should. I would imagine you would be able to get a better idea of the embryo quality that way and the best chance for success. 

vssbrm

I think I would rely on my doctors guidance on this one. I can see pros and cons of each option. I would make a list of them and then have a good discussion with your Doc and make the decision with them. I totally understand your mindstate of being exhausted, so I think using all your resources is the best way to make the decision. I find that after I know I have made the best decision for me I get a feeling if peace, I hope you are able to get that! But if it were me, prior to talking it thru w my doc, I would be leaning toward thawing all of them to see if we could get the best possible embryos. I have 14 frozen right now (Tmrw only 13!) - if I were in your shoes that is where I would be. 

wifeinraleigh28

That is definitely a tough decision!  If I was in your situation, I would ask my doctor, "What would you advise me to do if I was your daughter?"

This is what we asked my RE when we were trying to figure out an initial treatment plan.

dreambig1021

So after much discussion yesterday during my mock transfer we decided to thaw out 6 embryos which is almost about half and see what happens any remaining after the two we transfer will get refrozen. I hope this is the right decision.